Mary O'Hara

Mary O'Hara Alsop was an American author, screenwriter, pianist, and composer. She was a Hollywood screenwriter for silent films that includes The Prisoner of Zenda, Braveheart, and Framed. In 1961, she performed her folk musical composing, The Catch Colt, at the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. She was the author of several books including Let Us Say Grace, My Friend Flicka, and Novel-in-the-Making. She died from arteriosclerosis on October 14, 1980, in Chevy Chase, Maryland.